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2008 Spring Conference
Presenting
Janis Abrahms
Spring
HOW CAN I FORGIVE YOU?
A RADICAL APPROACH TO HEALING INTIMATE WOUNDS
February 29th and
March 1st, 2008
Crowne Plaza
Hotel
2532 West Peoria Avenue
Phoenix. AZ
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To help you
meet all of your licensure needs
the conference this
year
features a Native American cultural speaker, Adrian
Hendricks.
13
Continuing Education Units are Available
(Includes 1.5 hours for the Cultural Presentation)
Eligible for California CEUs (Provider #PCE392)
Psychologists receive 13 CEs |
This
program is co-sponsored by the Arizona Psychological
Association (AzPA) and AzAMFT. AzPA is
approved by the American Psychological Association
to offer continuing education for psychologists.
AzPA maintains responsibility for the program.
AzPA members must attend both days to receive
certificate.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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Debunk popular assumptions
about forgiveness.
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Provide hurt parties with a
new alternative which allows them to become
physically and spiritually healthy.
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Compare 4 different
approaches to forgiveness and to identify which are
healthy.
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Follow specific, concrete
guidelines for helping offenders earn forgiveness
and for helping hurt parties
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FEATURED PRESENTER
Janis Abrahms Spring, PhD, ABPP
Dr. Spring is a nationally
acclaimed expert on issues of trust, intimacy and
forgiveness. Her first book After the Affair:
Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has
Been Unfaithful, has sold more than 330,000 copies.
It was a finalist for "Best First Book" and "Best
Relationship Book," Books for a Better Life Award.
Her second book, How Can I Forgive You? The
Courage to Forgive, The Freedom Not To, was a
finalist for "Best Psychology Book," Books for a Better
Life Award. Dr. Spring is a Diplomate in Clinical
Psychology, a recipient of the Connecticut Psychological
Association's Award for Distinguished Contribution to
the practice of Psychology, and has served as a clinical
supervisor in the psychology department at Yale
University. In private practice for 3 decades, Dr.
Spring is known for the richness and originality of her
clinical skills and trains hundreds of therapists each
year. She is a popular media guest on programs
such as NPR and Good Morning America.
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PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Friday, February 29, 2008
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7:45 – 8:30 |
Registration and Continental
Breakfast |
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8:30 – 8:45 |
Welcome -
Frances Bernfeld, President AzAMFT |
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Janis Abrahms
Spring, PHD |
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How Can I Forgive You? - A Radical Approach
to Healing Intimate Wounds |
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8:45 –
10:15 |
Segment
1: What does it mean to forgive?
Is forgiveness a private decision or an
interpersonal exchange? |
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10:15 –
10:30 |
Break |
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10:30 –
12:00 |
Segment
2: Cheap forgiveness and refusing to
forgive: Two unhealthy responses to
interpersonal injury. |
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12:00 –
12:45 |
Lunch |
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12:45 – 1:30 |
AzAMFT Annual
Membership Meeting |
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1:30 – 3:00 |
Segment 3:
Live Demonstration or Recorded Interview |
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3:00 – 3:15 |
Break |
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3:15 – 4:30 |
Segment 4:
Acceptance: A radical, healthy alternative
to forgiveness. Learn ten steps
including how to overcome an obsessive
preoccupation with an injury. |
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4:30 – 6:15 |
Meet and
Greet
Hosted by the
AzAMFT Membership Committee |
Saturday, March 1, 2008
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8:00 – 9:30 |
Segment
1:
Concrete strategies for helping an offender
earn Genuine Forgiveness |
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9:30 – 10:00 |
Brunch |
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10:00 –
11:30 |
Cultural
Presentation - "O'othham Vehsig" |
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11:30 –
1:00 |
Segment
2:
Concrete strategies for helping a hurt party
grant Genuine Forgiveness |
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1:00 –
1:15 |
Break |
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1:15 –
2:30 |
Final Segment:
Experimental Exercise and Discussion |
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Presentation: "O'othham Vehsig," which means
"People's Balance," reviews how the Indigenous
peoples of this country have experienced and have
been affected by colonization, and how we deal with
this decolonization. The presentation will
review historical, cultural, and social changes,
using the People of the Gila River as an example.
Presentation will have a large emphasis on putting
imbalance in it's place in order for us to gain
personal wellness, which we need before we begin to
help our peoples regain their balance. |
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Presenter:
Adrian Hendricks is an Akimel O'othham from the
Gila River Indian Community. He lives with his
family in the village of Hashan Kehk (Saguaro
Standing). He holds a BA in History from ASU
and a MA in American Indian Studies from U of A.
He works for the Inter-Tribal Council of AZ and is a
cultural mentor for the Arizona Children's
Association. He is also a tribal consultant
for the Phoenix Botanical Garden and a presenter for
the U of A. |
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CONFERENCE LOCATION
Crowne Plaza
2532 W. Peoria Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona
Northeast Corner of Interstate 17 and
Peoria Avenue
(888) 797-9878
www.cpphoenix.com
The room rate is $109.00 + tax per night.
To make reservations call 888-797-9878 by January 28, 2008.
Mention you are attending the AzAMFT conference to get this
special rate.
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SPRING CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
REGISTRATION
Click
here to view the
Web Site Conference Registration page
or
Click
here to download
a Microsoft Word version of the Registration Form
For more information,
contact Marsha Cortese at
(602) 604-8448 or via
email at
mwcmft@aol.com
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